
While the MX860's design and setup are rough around the edges compared to other $199 all-in-ones, its image quality trumps them all. Both the Epson Workforce 600 and HP Officejet 6500 were significantly faster. The MX680's average USB printing time of 1:30 was slightly better than the 1:32 average, putting it in third place in this roundup for USB printing speeds. The average start time remained 5 seconds for documents and about 30 seconds for photos. These tests took 24 seconds (Word doc), 50 seconds (PDF file), and 2:48 (PowerPoint presentation), respectively, with an average print time of 1:09 for 4 x 6 prints and 2:19 for 8.5 x 11-inch photos. Overall, the MX860 finished second to last among the five wireless all-in-ones we tested, with an average Wi-Fi printing time of 1:41 (compared with the 1:36 average).Īs expected, these times improved when we printed the same documents via USB instead of Wi-Fi. It took an average of 1:26 and 2:35 to print 4 x 6 and 8.5 x 11-inch photos, respectively.

Over Wi-Fi, it took 30 seconds to print the Word document 3:01 to print the six-page PowerPoint document and 54 seconds to print the PDF.
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Our test documents included a two-page Word document a six-page PowerPoint presentation, including photos and colorful graphics a two-page PDF with lots of fine print and two photos, printed on both 4 x 6- and 8.5 x 11-inch photo paper. When it came to printing, we performed several tests, both over a Wi-Fi network and a USB connection (you can also use the bundled Ethernet cable to connect it to your router or access point, if you like). Even the instructions in the accompanying booklet include a convoluted flowchart of what pages you should read, and in what order, depending on what kind of connectivity you're trying to achieve (Ethernet and USB are also options).


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We also had to drill into a series of menus on the printer itself to verify the WLAN settings. We first had to connect the printer to our computer via USB (which you don't have to do with the ESP 7) and click through a series of windows in the onscreen wizard. Setting up the MX860's Wi-Fi connection entailed more steps than, say, the Lexmark X7675.
